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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Possibility of Evil".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helen Crane say she is worried that her daughter should be doing more?
(a) Trying to move around.
(b) Looking around at the world.
(c) Babbling and making speech sounds.
(d) Eating.

2. For how many years has Miss Strangeworth been writing her anonymous letters?
(a) 14.
(b) 1.
(c) 10.
(d) 4.

3. Who planted the roses outside Miss Strangeworth's house?
(a) Her great-grandmother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Miss Strangeworth.
(d) Her mother.

4. Why does Linda Stewart refuse to tell Dave Harris what was in the letter to her parents?
(a) She is worried that part of the letter might be true.
(b) She is afraid that Dave will end their relationship if he knows the truth.
(c) She knows that he will become very angry if she tells him what is being said about him.
(d) She is embarrassed and horrified about what it said.

5. What is the purpose of including the details about how many people Miss Strangeworth talks to on her trip to the grocery store?
(a) It shows that Miss Strangeworth is a helpful and kind neighbor.
(b) It shows that Miss Strangeworth is nosy.
(c) It shows that the townspeople all need something from Miss Strangeworth.
(d) It shows that the townspeople like and trust her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Linda says "Catch old lady Strangeworth sending anybody a check," (427), what is she implying?

2. Why did Miss Strangeworth stop calling Tommy Lewis "Tommy" and start calling him "Mr. Lewis"?

3. What has Miss Strangeworth written to Mr. Lewis in one of her letters?

4. Who is Ethan Allen?

5. What do people in town assume it means when someone writes on blue paper?

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